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By Pilar Landon / Editor-in-Chief
The University's recent cancellation of the popular course "History and Development of Racism" has left many students concerned and confused. The course, which was canceled about two weeks before spring registration began, has been a staple of the philosophy department for 28 years. The University plans to reincorporate the course, after taking this semester to revise it, within the African and African diaspora studies department (AADS), where it will be taught by regular department faculty.
By Alexi Chi / News Editor
A Boston College student who walked in front of a Green Line train on Commonwealth Avenue was struck while wearing headphones Monday morning around 9:20 a.m. The injured student was identified as Michael Cordo, CSOM '10, of Sudbury, Mass. Cordo suffered serious head and leg injuries and facial lacerations, said University Spokesman Jack Dunn.
By Brian Winne
By Brian Winne Heights Staff Tyrese Rice led all scorers in the the Boston College basketball team's 82-70 victory over St. John's on Tuesday night in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-off Tournament. Sophomores Corey Raji, Rakim Sanders, and Joe Trapani played key roles in the victory, however, showing Eagles fans that this year's team is much more than a one-man show.
By Blair Thill / Associate Arts & Review E
Sorry to inform you, Harry Potter, but wizards are out. They have been replaced by a much scarier folkloric creature: vampires. For years, vampires have entered the pop culture conscience as the villains. They only come out at night, emerging in the darkness from the coffins they've slept in all day.
By Dan Esposito / Opinons Columnist
This weekend, several close friends of mine from Brooklyn came to visit. It's probably no surprise that their American Apparel V-necks and skinny jeans stuck out in the veritable ocean of Uggs and North Faces. Naturally there was a fair degree of snarky commentary, as hipsters are wont to do, about the inarguably preppy style of Boston College.
By Heights Editorial Board
The Issue: University abruptly cancels popular course on race What we think: Students value the course for a reason As a university, Boston College bears several important responsibilities, not the least of which is schooling its students in areas of rigorous academic inquiry and thought.

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